Any statement made by a public figure must be read between the lines, even more so when it comes to a minister, such as Jose Manuel Albareswhose silence carries as much weight as the silence of their words. Neither yes nor no The three-time Chief of Foreign Affairs in the interview we are publishing today avoids taking round 11 of the EU-UK negotiations on Gibraltar for granted. In plain English, after fourteen months of weight loss, the silence of the Secretary of State in this regard can be interpreted as Warning 27 Until the Britons and Plains agree to an agreement, they always take as a basis the latest Spanish proposal in all its aspects.
The countdown to the signing of an international treaty on Gibraltar has begun Five key points: tax harmonization, equal pensions for Gibraltarians and cross-border workers, transfer of European environmental regulations, Spanish police control of the port and airport (with common use of the latter) and more information on defense matters. The negotiations, Albaris stresses, cannot be prolonged indefinitely with the ball “in the UK’s court”. The government has, finally, learned in these months that you not only have to be right, but you also have to prove it and win. Communication battleEven more so given Gibraltar’s generous investment in advertising in many local and national media.
“There are a variety of formulas that make consensus possible and put the interests of citizens first”
Spain and the European Union – a paraphrase of a rebel like Wilde – Playing with fire In these negotiations because they know they hold the winning cards: If there is an agreement based on the above proposal, a final step will be taken to break privileged status which the British colony enjoyed before its neighbours; On the other hand, if the dialogue ends in failure, the inhabitants of the rock will have to assume an end Duty free and that their travels to Spain would be subject to the same conditions as nationals of non-treaty states Schengen: present a valid passport – possibly, also, a visa -, possess documents that justify the purpose and conditions of the planned stay (booking a hotel or attending a course would be worth it, but not going to the Mercadona or having lunch at Ke Sotogrande) and having the means Adequate living, fixed at 100 euros per day. It will be interesting in this new setting to discover The Hidden Residents of Gibraltar In Spain, whose passage through the gate on the way home will always be recorded by the authorities: if they have spent more than six months on this side, they already know that the Treasury will demand their taxes.
Consequences for Campo de Gibraltar
a no hay trato It would also have consequences for Spain, and in particular for Line And other neighboring municipalities, such as Biology, with Palmones’ commercial district full of establishments where they buy llanitos. Restrictions on going through the gate would stop Gibraltarians from entering Spain to lead their lives as they do today, with decline in economic activity which the nation’s government – nor the Andalusian military junta – has yet to realize; You can’t close the income spigot without expecting alternatives like the ones you missed, eg tax cuts To the online gaming companies that left Gibraltar, heading to Ceuta or Malta, post-Brexit.
From the Spanish perspective, we are still in time to discuss how and when, but not what. There are a variety of formulas to make consensus possible and put the interests of the citizens first, although for that to happen Gibraltar would have to stop giving primary consideration to the UK Military base strategic.
